Improvement in laundry-soap



DAVID STANTON, OF WAYMART, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHTTO HENRY, S. WELLES, OF NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAUNDRY-SOAP.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,991, dated December5, 1876; application filed November 23, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID STANTON, of

Waymart, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Soaps; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled 'in the art to Which itappertains to make and use the same.

To form the compound I make use of wawater, thirtytwo gallons; carbonateof am monia, four ounces; carbonate of potassa, four ounces; sal-soda,ten pounds; sal-ainmoniac, four ounces; soap, six pounds. To theseingredients I add eight ounces of honey and four ounces of glycerine.These last two ingredients are used to soften or render the compoundless harsh than it would otherwise be, for the compound or soap thusformed is intended for laundry and like purposes, and

it is desirable to have the compound soft to the hands.

I have mentioned glycerine as one of the ingredients of my compound; butit may be entirely omitted without affecting the satisfactory working ofthe compound, since it is added to take from the compound that roughnesswhich it has to the hands when the glycerine is omitted.

The ingredients can be mixed in any receptacle by simply adding the oneto the other, and thoroughly stirring the compound. The mixing may befacilitated by heating the ingredients during the process of compoundingthem.

The effective operating agents of this compound are the carbonates ofammonia and potassa, and sal-soda and sal-ammoniac, and soap, and theproportions of these ingredients may be varied without departing fromthe essentials of the compound. For instance, the proportionsofcarbonates of ammonia and potassa may vary from four ounces to eightounces each, and the proportion of sal-soda from six ounces to tenounces. The proportions which are given in the formula I have found tobe best for general use; but it is evident that the proportions of allthe ingredients may vary somewhat without affecting the effective'workin g of the compound.

This compound can be used in cleansing earpets and like heavy fabricswith as satisfactory results as are derived from its use in cleansinglight linens.

The soap I prefer to use is Browns or Golgates but any other good soapwill answer.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- The within-describedcompound, composed of carbonate of ammonia, carbonate of potassa,sal-ammoniac,- sal-soda, honey, soap, and water, in about theproportions specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

DAVID STANTON.

Witnesses;

N. GOLDSBOROUGH, WM. S. HENDERSON.

